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Powers of Director-General and inspector in searching for unregistered schools

Education Act 1957

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—(1) The Director-General or any officer empowered under section 5 or any inspector of schools or any other person specially authorised in that behalf by the Director‑General may enter, accompanied by such persons as he may consider expedient and using force for that purpose if necessary, any house, building or other place which he has reasonable cause to believe is occupied by an unregistered school and may search for and seize and remove any document or other article which may appear to him to be the property of or to have been used in connection with the unregistered school.(2) For the purpose of any entry or search under this section the Director‑General or any officer empowered under section 5 or any inspector of schools or other authorised person under subsection (1) may break open any outer or inner door of the house, building or other place or any locked receptacle therein which he has reasonable cause to believe contains any document or other article which is the property of or has been used in connection with the unregistered school.

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